Discussing the potentials of the circus-avant-garde theme, this article draws on, and adds to, some of the intersections between popular art in the form of circus and the avant-gardes.
This article examines the position of circus within the arts and sciences by exploring the interest of early 20th-century artists in circus phenomena – as a source of inspiration for artistic projects and studies – and the location of circus as an object of research within the panorama of scholarly disciplines.